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Aug. 02, 2022

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Pay and staffing: six months of action by health and social care unions

Serious staff shortages are affecting the provision of health and social services across Europe and EPSU affiliates have been taking action in response.

Oct. 06, 2021

Platform work EPSU

Why the EU needs to regulate platform work

On 7 October, the World Day of Decent Work, trade unions join forces and call on the European Union to ensure decent work for workers in platform companies.

Feb. 17, 2021

Elder care

Germany: new agreement in eldercare provides pay boost for thousands

EPSU affiliate ver.di has just negotiated a brand new collective agreement that covers around 70000 workers in eldercare for the first time.

Oct. 27, 2020

Germany: latest agreement to boost pay in health and care

After intensive negotiations over the weekend, public services union ver.di has negotiated a new collective agreement covering 2.3 million workers in municipal and federal government with specific measures benefiting employees in health and social care.

May. 07, 2019

non-profit demo 7 May Brussels (health, care and culture workers)

EPSU supports Belgian affiliates in health, care and culture – Investment in staff and quality care

From all corners of Belgium, workers in health, care and culture came to Brussels to demand more investment in an increasingly more complex sector.

Apr. 30, 2019

Main topics addressed and decisions taken at the 50th Standing Committee Health and Social Services

This article summarises the main topics addressed at the meeting as well as the major decisions taken at the 50th edition of the EPSU Standing Committee "Health and Social Services" (SC HSS) on 27 February.

Jun. 15, 2018

EPSU calls for equal labour and social rights for migrant domestic and care workers

On the occasion of International Domestic Workers' Day (16 June), EPSU supports the call of a network of civil society organisations to recognise labour and social rights of migrant domestic workers and migrant care workers

May. 04, 2018

Members of the Social Employers and EPSU meet to exchange on common priorities for social dialogue in social services

On 24 April 2018, EPSU and the Federation of European Social Employers organised the first joint Thematic Seminar in the framework of the PESSIS+ project

Apr. 30, 2018

Public sector unions clinch final deal to complete negotiations

At around 21.00 on Friday night an agreement was secured in the state sector, marking the fourth and final deal covering all public sector workers across Denmark.

Feb. 06, 2018

ELA, LAB, UGT y USO home care workers Bilbao Basque region

Homecare workers continue action over pay, working conditions and service quality

Trade unions representing home care workers in the Basque region are planning two further days of industrial action.

Dec. 07, 2017

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Unions discuss quality employment in childcare services

Twenty representatives of childcare unions from 11 countries and the European institutions met in Brussels yesterday (6 December) to discuss the challenge to achieve quality employment in the sector.

Apr. 07, 2017

European Action Day Against the Commercialisation, Marketisation and Privatisation of Health Care - 07.04.2017

EPSU will be involved in activities for the 2nd European Action Day against the impacts of privatisation, marketisation and commercialisation of health and social care on 7 April.